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<h1>yEd Graph Editor</h1>

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This is version 2.2.1 of the yEd Graph Editor. 
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<p>
yEd is a general purpose Graph Editor that can be used to
create, view  and layout diagrams. It exhibits many of the 
features provided by the <a href="http://www.yworks.com/products/yfiles">graph visualization library 
yFiles</a>.
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<p>
yEd is a product of the diagraming company <a href="http://www.yworks.com">yWorks GmbH</a>.
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<p>
The <a href="LICENSE.html">yEd License Agreement</a> applies to this software. 
You must read and accept this license before using yEd.
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<h2>Starting the Graph Editor</h2>

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Open a console and change to <a href=".">this</a> directory. then type
<br><br>
<code>java -jar yed.jar</code>
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Optionally start the editor for a given graph in YGF or GML format:
<br><br>
<code>java -jar yed.jar &lt;graphfile&gt;</code>
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Under Windows you can simply doubleclick "yed.jar" in the the explorer
window. This may not work if executable jar files have not the right 
file type associated.

<h2>Command Line Arguments</h2>

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<th>Argument</th><th>Description</th>
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<td>-classic</td>
<td>Starts YEd in classic mode, i.e. without the graph hierarchy feature
enabled. There will be no tree view of the nodes and no hierarchy menu entry.
<td>
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<td>&lt;graphfile&gt;</td>
<td>Loads and display the specified ygf or gml file on program startup</td>
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<h2>Troubleshooting</h2> 

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If you get an OutOfMemoryException try starting the application
with an additional argument:
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<code>java -Xmx256m -jar yed.jar</code>
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If yEd starts up in German (Deutsch) then switching to an English localization 
can be done by changing the setting in the menu [Datei->Einstellungen->Sprache] to English. After you restart yEd, the application will be fully localized in English. 
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<p class="copyright">Copyright yWorks GmbH, 2001-2004. All rights reserved</p>

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